For over twenty years, I have prosecuted and defended thousands of DUI cases. Defending those charged with DUI (“drunk driving”) continues to make up a significant portion of my practice. Over the years, I have made some novel arguments in front of countless judges and juries. Recently I heard one…
Ah, the “good ol’ days,” when bully’s used to torture and torment solely on street corners and in schoolyards. Bob Dylan was right, “Oh the times they are a changin’.” With the development of technology and increased use of social media, bullys can now do their dirty work anywhere and…
There are numerous differences between how criminal cases are handled in state court vs. federal court. One major difference is the arraignment. In state court here in Florida, judges don’t require defendants to appear. We file “pleadings” in advance of the hearing, announcing our appearance and entering a plea to…
Abigail Hernandez, 15, has been missing since last week. The NH teen was said to have used her cell phone hours after the disappearance, just a few miles from her home. She was last seen leaving Kennett High School on Wednesday afternoon at around 2:30 p.m. Local, state and federal…
Hannah Anderson, the California teen who was kidnapped then found after a 2 month nationwide manhunt, speaks of new details about the kidnapper. Anderson had been kidnapped after her mother and brother were killed by the kidnapper. The kidnapper, James DiMaggio, was a family friend. He had just picked her…
25-year-old day care worker, Heather Koon, is being accused of raping two of the children she care for. Koon was arrested Friday at her home and charged with two counts of rape, the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office announced in a statement. Koon was a full-time employee of ABC Kidz Childcare…
An appellate court on Thursday ordered a new trial for a Florida woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a gun to scare off her allegedly abusive husband. The Appellate court ruled that the jury was improperly instructed on self-defense. A jury convicted 31-year-old Marissa Alexander…
Geoffrey Portway, a man residing in Boston, was planning to kidnap children, lock them in a basement, rape and eat them Authorities say this week in court documents that he should be imprisoned for at least 27 years. Portway pleaded guilty in May to distribution and possession of child pornography…
Abraham Pearson, a detroit inmate, stabbed an officer and escaped from jail wearing the officer’s uniform. Pearson, was seen walking in a Detroit neighborhood Monday night and he was eventually captured. Authorities say Pearson attacked a deputy with a sharpened comb in the presence of two other inmates inside of…
17 year-old Galileo Mondol pleaded not guilty Tuesday, to allegedly raping a fellow student at a summer sports camp in Massechusetts. Mondol, is one of three junior varsity soccer players who authorities allege assaulted three victims in a cabin at the summer camp. At Tuesday’s hearing, prosecutors allege the three…